Yorktown 39A
Description
The Yorktown 39A is a classic American fiberglass sailboat designed by Hank McCune and associated with Yorktown Marine Corp. (Yorktown Yachts) in Wilmington, California. It is an earlier or specific variant within the Yorktown 39 family from the 1960s–1970s era, often sold as a kit boat (hull and deck package), with owners completing the interior, systems, and fit-out. This led to significant variations in final configuration, quality, and details, similar to the Yorktown 33 and 35 you asked about previously. The "A" designation appears to distinguish it from later models (such as the standard Yorktown 39 and 39C, which are more commonly center-cockpit versions built after ~1970). The 39A is sometimes described as an earlier iteration, potentially with subtle differences in deck layout, portholes, or interior options, though core hull dimensions and rig data align closely with the broader 39 series.
Construction Details
| Designer | Hank McCune |
|---|---|
| Builder | Yorktown Boat Co. (U.S.A.) |
| Length | 39.000 ft |
| LOA | 39.000 ft |
| LWL | 33.000 ft |
| Beam | 11.750 ft |
| Displacement | 19000 lb |
| Ballast | 7000 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1974 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 40.83 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 14 ft |
| p | 37 ft |
| e | 15 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.83 ft | 14 ft | 37 ft | 15 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Yorktown 39A - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 37 ft - (11278 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Leech | * 39.14 ft - (11930 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 39.44 ft - (12021 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 285.19 ft² |
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Yorktown 39A - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 38 ft - (11582 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 17 ft - (5182 mm) |
| Leech | 35 ft - (10668 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 111.64 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.63 ft - (4764 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.23 ° |
| Area | * 296.98 ft² |
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Yorktown 39A - GENOA
| Luff | 41 ft - (12497 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 22.5 ft - (6858 mm) |
| Leech | 38.5 ft - (11735 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 148.5 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 20.79 ft - (6337 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.54 ° |
| Area | * 426.25 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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